Albert Woodfox Is Free: Last of the ‘Angola 3’ Who Spent Decades in Solitary Is Released

By Andrea Germanos / Common Dreams Feb 20, 2016 Amnesty International described his release as "long overdue and undeniably just." The three Louisiana prison inmates were placed in solitary confinement in April 1972 after the killing of a guard. The other two were released earlier. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: Rare Footage of Activist Abbie Hoffman in ‘Here Come the Videofreex’

Staff / Truthdig Feb 19, 2016 A Truthdig exclusive from the soon-to-be-released documentary “Here Come the Videofreex" shows Hoffman discussing the trial in which he and seven other activists were accused of conspiracy and inciting riots during the anti-Vietnam and countercultural protests at the 1968 Democratic National Convention.A Truthdig exclusive from the soon-to-be-released documentary “Here Come the Videofreex" shows Hoffman discussing the trial in which he and seven other activists were accused of conspiracy and inciting riots at the 1968 Democratic National Convention. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Beyoncé’s Super Bowl Touchdown for Black Lives Matter

By Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan Feb 11, 2016 Super Bowl 50 was perhaps the most political in pro football's history. Not for the game itself, but for the remarkable halftime show with its powerful performance by musical superstar Beyoncé. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

The Restoration of a Mural Is the Resurrection of Lost History

Paul Von Blum / Truthdig Jan 21, 2016 Noni Olabisi’s painting "To Protect and Serve"—perhaps the most controversial mural in Los Angeles in the past 80 years—features a positive depiction of the Black Panther Party and its contributions to the African-American community. Such information about the party's constructive role is nowhere to be found in school textbooks. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

VIDEO: Chris Hedges, Eddie Conway and Ojore Lutalo on the Dehumanization of American Prisoners

Staff / Truthdig Sep 3, 2015 "I think their goal was to dehumanize every prisoner because if you have a dehumanized prisoner, you can control him and the environment,” former Black Panther Conway says. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

VIDEO: ‘The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution’

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Sep 3, 2015 Watch the trailer for the new film that looks at the people behind the berets. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

VIDEO: Chris Hedges Looks at Violence Against Blacks With Revolutionaries Eddie Conway, Ojore Lutalo

Staff / Truthdig Aug 26, 2015 In this week's episode of his TeleSUR show “Days of Revolt,” Truthdig columnist Chris Hedges speaks with former Black Panther Eddie Conway and former Black Liberation Army member Ojore Lutalo about the state's response to the uprisings in the black community during the 1960s and ’70s and how that applies to the Black Lives Matter protests today. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Cutting Through Police Propaganda in Baltimore

Sonali Kolhatkar / Truthdig Apr 30, 2015 Most coverage of the protests this week failed to provide context or give voice to those protesting, instead offering a simplistic narrative of "school-age youths" assaulting police at Mondawmin Mall. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Boycott, Divest and Sanction Corporations That Feed on Prisons

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Apr 6, 2015 The companies that cruelly exploit prisoners will get the message only if it is delivered in the form of a sustained, nationwide economic action. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

How Prisons Rip Off and Exploit the Incarcerated

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jan 9, 2015 Truthdig columnist Chris Hedges discusses the forms of slavery and exploitation that thrive in today's U.S. prison system with Eddie Conway (at right), a former leader of the Black Panthers who was imprisoned for over 40 years. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Black Panthers: The Musical

Emily Wilson / Truthdig Nov 13, 2014 "Party People" examines the complexity and struggle of the Black Panthers and Young Lords. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Grace Lee Boggs, American Visionary

Emily Wilson / Truthdig Jun 27, 2014 At 99 years old, activist and author Grace Lee Boggs reflects on the last century of American history in a Truthdig interview as PBS prepares to air a new documentary about her storied life. "To understand revolution is twofold," she says. "It’s not just changing institutions, it’s changing ourselves."To understand revolution is twofold—it’s not just changing institutions, it’s changing ourselves." Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )